New Ideas for a Growing City

Seattle is a growing and changing city with new people and families arriving every day. People fall in love with our city and want to make it their home. We need new ideas and a fresh approach to creating a wide range of housing choices for new people and families that want to join us in our beautiful corner of the world. Thank you for visiting our site and we hope you’ll join our efforts.

Upcoming Events & Things to Watch for

Housing Forum The City is currently evaluating the best methods increase the supply of affordable housing in Seattle by engaging with national experts, consultants, stakeholders, and the public. This forum will help inform City Council's work going forward. See more here

Seattle Builders Council The Seattle Builders Council addresses land use, codes and other regulatory issues that occur within the city of Seattle. The council is made up of contractors and associates working in the city and focuses on permitting and other administrative remedies to enable businesses to operate more efficiently. All members are welcome to participate.
No advance registration necessary, but the cost for breakfast is $10 and paid at the event. - See more here

Microhousing & Density
As Seattle continues to grow, the growing pains continue to dominate civic debate: Should the city allow microapartments or aPodments, should we allow taller buildings, should single family zones be off-limits, should developers be required to pay for affordable housing and other public benefits to address neighborhood concerns about growth?
Q13 FOX News political analyst C.R. Douglas will moderate, along with PubliCola at Seattle Met’s own Josh Feit and Erica Barnett. RSVP at Eventbrite

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In response to a Hearing Examiner’s decision that eliminated using a GIS map and an averaging of headways to determining frequent transit, the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) has issued a new clarifying rule about parking exemptions in those area. The decision by the Examiner in December had cast doubt over many housing projects […]

I think the Seattle City Council has forgotten what a legislative body does: debate issues. Yesterday the City Council, with very little process or discussion, plowed ahead and passed substantial changes to the Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) Program for Small Efficiency Dwelling Units or SEDUs, the new version of microhousing created by the City last […]

Once again the Seattle City Council has ignored the math and concerns from builders and is ready to substantially chance the voluntary Multifamily Tax Exemption program in a way that will reduce participation. Councilmember Sally Clark will propose legislation to the full Council later this morning that will lower the threshold for affordability to 40 […]